Mexico international Hernandez tweeted a message on Thursday, which also featured on his Instagram account, saying: "Without your team-mates you can't be somebody in football, always be thankful."

Chicarito moved to dispel reports that the tweet had been directed at his team-mate van Persie, today.

"Before I go to sleep, I need to put this cause things get a little out of context..." Hernandez posted on Twitter.

"Why do the press always take my comments out of context, my comment on Instagram had nothing to do with RVP.

"We are great teammates working for the same goal, the TEAM! & Cause the team isn't doing as well as we'd like everyone just wants to make everything look like a bad thing!"

Robin van Perise was left fuming after United's defeat [GETTY]

“My comment on Instagram had nothing to do with RVP”

Javier Hernandez

It follows Van Persie hitting out at his colleagues in the wake of United’s humiliating 2-0 Champions League defeat to Olympiakos this week, leaving the team's European dreams hanging by a thread.

A fuming Van Persie turned on his team-mates afterwards and accused them of being tactically inept and was also quoted as describing United’s season as ‘lousy’, raising fears he could be unsettled at Old Trafford.